Special hop aroma profiles for special beers
Two new cultivars have been released from the New Zealand Hop breeding program in the past two years, which has been an outstanding result for Dr Ron Beatson and his team at the Hort + Research, Hop Research Station.
The initial release was a new cultivar named "Nelson Sauvin" which has an excellent aroma type essential oil profile, with low cohumulone, and a good humulene/caryophyllene ratio, whilst still producing a 13 to 14 % alpha, but this new variety of hop gives a beer flavour similar to the now internationally famous New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wines.
One large Brewery has already produced a commercial beer with this hop, and another major International Brewer is in trials, that may take this hop directly into full commercial production..
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